Introduction

Introduction

Liz Richardson

Publisher:

Policy Press

DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781847420855.003.0001

This introductory chapter looks at the activities people in low-income neighbourhoods are doing in order to improve the places where they live. It first discusses DIY community action, which is used interchangeably with ‘community self-help activity’. The chapter then studies the importance of neighbourhood conditions and the concepts of social capital and community engagement. It ends with a study of the structure of the book and the findings of the study.

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